Martoni Francesco, Bartlett Justin S, Moir Melinda L, Steinbauer Martin J, Taylor Gary S
Agriculture Victoria Research; AgriBio Centre; Bundoora; VIC 3083; Australia.
Plant Biosecurity Laboratory; Queensland Government Department of Agriculture and Fisheries; GPO Box 267; Brisbane Queensland 4001.
Zootaxa. 2024 Aug 28;5500(1):1-213. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5500.1.1.
The diversity of the psyllids of Australia reflects that of the plants of this country, with large radiations and ecological dominance of Myrtaceae (e.g., Eucalyptus), Fabaceae (e.g., Acacia), Casuarinaceae (e.g., Allocasuarina, Casuarina) and Scrophulariaceae (e.g., Eremophila, Myoporum). Within Australian ecosystems, psyllids are critical components of food webs, especially with respect to providing energy-rich resources for many species of birds and insects and, historically, humans. Furthermore, in horticulture, agriculture and forestry, some Australian psyllid species are considered pests, causing leaf senescence and 'dieback', leaf deformation and inducing growth of sooty mould, with some adventive species capable of acting as vectors of plant pathogens. Several species are considered beneficial, having been introduced as biological control agents of weeds. Additionally, some Australian psyllids have established in other countries, or in regions within Australia that are not within their natural range; while others have such limited geographical ranges that they are of conservation concern. Here we provide an updated checklist of the species of Psylloidea present in Australia and updated a previous key to their genera based on adult morphology. This is the first checklist of the Australian psyllids compiled since the most recent global taxonomic classification, and provides detailed information on biogeographical, ecological and anthropogenic aspects, including global distribution, host plant data, pest status, conservation status, parasitoids, predators, and biological control programs. Our checklist includes information on 66 genera and 450 species, 414 formally described and 36 awaiting descriptions. This represents an increase of almost 20% of species since the last published checklist of 2004, which reported 354 described and 21 undescribed taxa. Additionally, we summarise the available information on more than 150 undescribed taxa. Finally, we reported here more than 60 new records, between distributions and host plant associations.
澳大利亚木虱的多样性反映了该国植物的多样性，其中桃金娘科（如桉属）、豆科（如金合欢属）、木麻黄科（如异木麻黄属、木麻黄属）和玄参科（如沙漠烟树属、蜜囊花属）经历了大规模辐射并在生态上占据主导地位。在澳大利亚的生态系统中，木虱是食物网的关键组成部分，特别是为许多鸟类和昆虫物种以及历史上的人类提供了能量丰富的资源。此外，在园艺、农业和林业中，一些澳大利亚木虱物种被视为害虫，会导致叶片衰老和“枯死”、叶片变形并引发煤烟病的生长，一些外来物种还能够充当植物病原体的传播媒介。有几个物种被认为是有益的，已被引入作为杂草的生物防治剂。此外，一些澳大利亚木虱已在其他国家或澳大利亚境内其自然分布范围以外的地区定殖；而另一些木虱的地理分布范围非常有限，因此受到了保护关注。在此，我们提供了一份澳大利亚木虱物种的更新清单，并根据成虫形态更新了之前的属检索表。这是自最新全球分类学分类以来编制的第一份澳大利亚木虱清单，并提供了有关生物地理、生态和人为因素方面的详细信息，包括全球分布、寄主植物数据、害虫状况、保护状况、寄生蜂、捕食者和生物防治计划。我们的清单包括66个属和450个物种的信息，其中414个已正式描述，36个有待描述。自2004年上次发布的清单以来，物种数量增加了近20%，上次清单报告了354个已描述的分类单元和21个未描述的分类单元。此外，我们总结了150多个未描述分类单元的现有信息。最后，我们在此报告了60多个关于分布和寄主植物关联的新记录。
